Most people who get burned buying a cloud account did not get unlucky. They skipped a question. This is the list we would run through if we were the customer instead of the seller — and yes, you should run it on us too.
1. Is verification actually finished?
Not “will be”, not “usually is”. Finished. An account that has not cleared identity and billing checks is worth nothing to you — you have simply bought someone else’s copy of the problem you were trying to escape. Ask directly, and expect a direct answer.
2. What is the exact quota, in numbers?
“High limits” is not a specification. Ask for the vCPU figure and get it in writing. A 32 vCPU account and a 128 vCPU account are different products at very different prices, and vagueness here is almost always deliberate.
3. Which region, and can you choose it?
Quotas are granted per region. A generous ceiling in the wrong region is useless to you, and a seller who cannot tell you the region probably cannot tell you the quota either.
4. What happens if it dies next week?
Every honest seller has accounts fail occasionally, because cloud platforms are not deterministic. What separates them is the written policy. Look for a replacement guarantee stated explicitly, ideally lifetime. “We will sort you out” is not a policy.
5. Can you reach support before paying?
This is the cheapest, fastest test available to you and almost nobody runs it. Send a hard question. Time the reply. A seller who is slow or evasive while trying to win your money will not improve after receiving it.
6. Does the price make economic sense?
An account priced far below every competitor is not a bargain — it is a signal. Someone is either cutting the verification step, reselling the same credentials repeatedly, or planning to disappear. Cheap has a reason.
7. Are they honest about what they are?
A reseller who claims to be an “official partner” is lying to you about something small in order to lie about something larger. We are an independent reseller. We say so on every page, and so should anyone else.
The uncomfortable eighth point
Buying a cleared account saves you a queue. It does not transfer responsibility. You remain accountable for operating inside the platform’s terms of service and for whatever you deploy. Any seller who implies otherwise is telling you what you want to hear.
Run this list on us. If we fail a point, do not buy — and tell us which one. Otherwise, the accounts are here and we answer fast.
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